Improved hair-brush



NPEYERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D. C.

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SAMUEL M. IiIltEY, 0F CLEAR SPRING, MARYLAND.

Letters Patent N 106,680, lated August 23, 1870.

IMPROVED HAIR-BRUSH.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and makmg part lof thesame.

Ifo all whom yit may concern e'it known that I, SAMUEL'M. Finnv, ofClear Spring, in the county oi' Washington and State oi' Maryland, haveinvented a certain new and usei'ul lmprovcn'wnt in Hair-Brushes; and Ido hereby declare that the bllowing is a t'ull, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawingwhich makes part ot' the same, and in which- Figure l represcnisa view,in perspective, of a brush embracing my improvements,and y Figure 2represent-s a vertical longitudinal section through the saine, showin-gthe central wire-toothed section, as also a brush of ordinaryconstruction attachcd to the back, and ibi-ming part oimyimproved brush.

My invention relates to hair-brushes ,and

lt consists in constructing the same with a central section oi' tinesteel-wire teeth, and surronlnliug said teeth with aborder of bristles,whereby an acting sux'- l'are is obtained, which etfectually cleansesthe scalp,

produces thereon a healthl'ul irritation and glow, and

the brush permanently retains it-s elasticity.

In the accompanying drawinglhe'stock or body A of the brush is of theusual eonstrmetion, and is provided with the ordinary handle l by whichto grasp it.

A central block or bed-piece, C, ot' dimensions less than the body A, isattached to said body in any conconcave i'nrm, to more evenlyaccommodate themselves to t-lu.-,cui\'aturc ot' the head, and are bentat an obtuseaugle toward the handle of the brush, which has the eil'ectot' presenting their acting surfaces obliquely tothe scalp, while thegreater elasticity imparted to them by heilig so bent avoids thescratching which would otherwise attend their use.

Surroumling this section of wire teeth, and extentiing` therefrom to theOutside of the brush, one or more rows of bristles, E, are arranged andsecured to the body or stock ot' the brush in any approved fmanner. Theyhave a projection a little greater than the wire teeth, and serve'toguide the latter in their action upon the scalp, by reason of theirsustainingr a part oi' the pressure upon the brush by the hand of theuser.

By this combined arrangement of a central section ot' elastic wire teethwithin and bordered by one or more rows of bristles, a brush is producedwhich possesses the requisite degree ot' stiii'nessto perform the workusually done byatiue-toothedcomb, withoutany of its injurious effects.

A brush with a central section of wire teeth, therefore, is not onlyinvigorating to the scalp, but is very durable, and always retains thesaine elasticity.

To the back ot' the body A of the brush a second stock, F, is glued orotherwise secured, carrying bristles oi' the ordinary construction,which can be used when the other is not desired.

Instead ofa central section of wire teethsurroun-ded by a 'bordering ot'bristles, as described, they may be arranged in alternate circular rows,or in parallel lines, iu either of which cases the results andadvantages abovc'stated are apparent.

The bed-piece C may be provided `with a copper plate, in which the wireteeth are secured, and the latter may be galvanized, in order to producean electric action upon the scalp.

The. bordering et' bristles also serves to protect the steel teeth fromin juriniy furniture, 85e.

Having described -my invention,

I claim- The combination of the irritating section ot"wire teeth D withthe bordering ot' bristles E, in the manner and for the purpose hereinshownaml described.

In witness whereof' I have hereunto signed my naine. Y A

SAMUEL M. FIREY.

W'itnesses:

'JOHN S. FIREY, I. A. WRIGHT.

